A car came flying through a Cheviot neighborhood launching through a yard and hitting a house before coming to a stop in a front yard.Neighbors are still talking about it and joined the homeowners pushing for a change to make their street safer.They came together to call for action at Cheviot City Hall, but the meeting, which got heated at some points, left them feeling less than heard.Alyssa and Will Bryant believe the woman who hit their house was going 60 miles per hour or faster."I had seen two headlights coming in my direction and then a really big, loud sound that almost sounded like a bomb," Alyssa Bryant said.It was enough to nearly stop her heartbeat.A Ford Taurus wagon slammed into her and her husband's home on Applegate Avenue in Cheviot Sunday night."Literally, 'Bo Duke'd it' up here and hit my column, took out my handrails, rode the front step actually and, then, ended up in the yard right next to the magnolia tree," Will Bryant said.They found twisted iron railing ripped off the house and brick columns damaged.Shattered glass was sprinkled like glitter.The driver, Lacey Wurster, 35, from Cleves, is charged with Operating a Vehicle while Intoxicated and Operation without Reasonable Control, according to a citation filed by Cheviot police.The Bryants said hours earlier, their 3-year-old son was playing in the area where Wurster crashed."We made his slide over here into a little water slide. So, we actually had it positioned right where this crater is," Alyssa Bryant said.The husband and wife came to Cheviot City Hall on Tuesday, joined by neighbors pushing for new safety measures."I constantly hear cars screeching their tires and honking at each other because they've almost hit each other while they're speeding down my street," Alyssa Bryant said.Several council members said speed bumps are expensive and a liability.The mayor said 50 to 60 streets in Cheviot want speed humps, but added that they're hard on garbage and emergency vehicles.That infuriated neighbors who worried their children could become the next emergency.A councilwoman said they also slow down response times."I'm hoping that they are hoping to look into other options, getting, if it's not speed bumps or speed humps, getting some kind of other alternative that is not just a quick fix and won't be temporary," Alyssa Bryant said following the meeting.The charged driver told WLWT she was having a seizure when the crash occurred and had only had one margarita that day.She said the medication in her car was for her seizures and said she will not be driving.Wurster also said she did not cause damage and that she is sorry for what has happened.Cheviot's mayor said police will clearly run a radar sign on the street indicating the speed limit and the speed of the approaching car.Neighbors said they still left feeling less than impressed with city leaders.A streets and sidewalks committee will have a special meeting about the concerns on Applegate Avenue.The public meeting is set for June 1, following the city council meeting.
A car came flying through a Cheviot neighborhood launching through a yard and hitting a house before coming to a stop in a front yard.
Neighbors are still talking about it and joined the homeowners pushing for a change to make their street safer.
They came together to call for action at Cheviot City Hall, but the meeting, which got heated at some points, left them feeling less than heard.
Alyssa and Will Bryant believe the woman who hit their house was going 60 miles per hour or faster.
"I had seen two headlights coming in my direction and then a really big, loud sound that almost sounded like a bomb," Alyssa Bryant said.
It was enough to nearly stop her heartbeat.
A Ford Taurus wagon slammed into her and her husband's home on Applegate Avenue in Cheviot Sunday night.
"Literally, 'Bo Duke'd it' up here and hit my column, took out my handrails, rode the front step actually and, then, ended up in the yard right next to the magnolia tree," Will Bryant said.
They found twisted iron railing ripped off the house and brick columns damaged.
Shattered glass was sprinkled like glitter.
The driver, Lacey Wurster, 35, from Cleves, is charged with Operating a Vehicle while Intoxicated and Operation without Reasonable Control, according to a citation filed by Cheviot police.
The Bryants said hours earlier, their 3-year-old son was playing in the area where Wurster crashed.
"We made his slide over here into a little water slide. So, we actually had it positioned right where this crater is," Alyssa Bryant said.
The husband and wife came to Cheviot City Hall on Tuesday, joined by neighbors pushing for new safety measures.
"I constantly hear cars screeching their tires and honking at each other because they've almost hit each other while they're speeding down my street," Alyssa Bryant said.
Several council members said speed bumps are expensive and a liability.
The mayor said 50 to 60 streets in Cheviot want speed humps, but added that they're hard on garbage and emergency vehicles.
That infuriated neighbors who worried their children could become the next emergency.
A councilwoman said they also slow down response times.
"I'm hoping that they are hoping to look into other options, getting, if it's not speed bumps or speed humps, getting some kind of other alternative that is not just a quick fix and won't be temporary," Alyssa Bryant said following the meeting.
The charged driver told WLWT she was having a seizure when the crash occurred and had only had one margarita that day.
She said the medication in her car was for her seizures and said she will not be driving.
Wurster also said she did not cause damage and that she is sorry for what has happened.
Cheviot's mayor said police will clearly run a radar sign on the street indicating the speed limit and the speed of the approaching car.
Neighbors said they still left feeling less than impressed with city leaders.
A streets and sidewalks committee will have a special meeting about the concerns on Applegate Avenue.
The public meeting is set for June 1, following the city council meeting.
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